Ashraful Haque

Senior Feature Writer

Karin Sinniger holds the world record for scuba diving in the most countries, 180 to date. Photo: Courtesy
Panorama

For the love of the oceans: Karin Sinniger’s decades-long journey in scuba diving

Heard about cosmetics and foods made from seaweed? Zahanara Green Agro is already producing them in Bangladesh
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Heard about cosmetics and foods made from seaweed? Zahanara Green Agro is already producing them in Bangladesh

Despite Bangladesh having about 24,000 km of waterways, only a few hundred kilometres are covered by commercial launch services. Photo: Saad Abdullah
Panorama

Utilising waterways: When common home-goers show the way

Mushfiq Mobarak. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
Panorama

Meet the Yale professor who anchors his research in Bangladesh and scales up interventions globally

Illustration: TBS
Features

Approaching 30? Apparel industry no longer needs you

When defending a playground becomes a ‘crime’
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When defending a playground becomes a ‘crime’

Photo: Courtesy
Panorama

SPECTRA SOLAR PARK: New generation takes an interest in renewables

Envoy Textiles’ Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) has the capacity to purify 200 cubic-metre wastewater per hour and aims to reuse and release safe water back into the environment after removal of harmful chemicals. Photo: Salauddin Ahmed Paulash
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‘Buyers need to raise apparel prices for supply chain to become climate-neutral’

The government needs to continue subsidising both agriculture and non-agriculture sectors to keep inflation under control Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Interviews

‘The govt should have one-third of supply in own stock to ensure food security’

File Photo: TBS
Panorama

Do we really need more cars? 

Shajgoj co-founders Nazmul Sheikh, Sinthia Sharmin Islam and Milky Mahmud. Photo: Courtesy
Panorama

Shajgoj: The story of an 'engineer-turned-lipstick-seller'

Agritech startups have tried to introduce newer technologies, although these attempts have hardly seen any success due to low profitability in the sector. Photo: iPage
Panorama

The problem with agritech startups in Bangladesh

File Photo: MumitM/TBS
Panorama

Easy bikes: We like them, we like them not